Makurdi, Benue State – E be like say wahala don show for Benue state again as military and police don team up to catch the gunmen wey carry about 200 villagers spoil for Yelewata on June 13. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, and Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, don land for the area to make sure say dem catch the culprits.
General Musa, wey sabi how to handle matter like this, come talk say the attackers fit get insider help. (E no be small thing o, na wetin dey pain pass!) E emphasize say dem need community support to fit put an end to this madness wey don scatter lives and properties.
“If we no dey work together, our efforts no go yield any fruit,” Musa yarn for press briefing as e dey plead with the villagers to cooperate with security agencies. If people no gree help, na wetin we go fit do? “We see say some of the burnings wey happen for the village show say omo obodo dey work with these bad boys,” him add. The intervention wey dey happen na part of plan to change military strategy wey go work for the current situation wey dem dey face.
The attack don make many people dey fear say dem no go fit sleep with two eyes again as rain season dey near. Amnesty International don even report say plenty people dey miss, while others dey carry injuries wey go change their lives. (This na serious matter wey no suppose dey happen for place wey sabi how to plant food!)
Inspector-General Egbetokun too don show concern as he talk say these killings no be just wahala for Benue, but a threat to wey we be as nation. E gree say dem go deploy more officers to the area to make sure say everybody dey safe. “This one no be small matter…na national security we dey talk about,” he yan.
Nigeria don face plenty trouble before now, and wetin happen for Benue dey add to the woes. Governor Hyacinth Alia don talk say the state dey bleed and e appeal to Federal Government make dem no leave dem alone for this one. “We need help, because we no fit fight this battle alone,” him say. (Wetin dem go fit do? Na dem supposed take charge!)
President Bola Tinubu sef don reschedule him Kaduna trip to land for Benue on June 18 to see how e fit help the situation. E speak sweet words, but wetin go stop the gunmen wey don dey shoot left, right, and center? “We go talk with traditional rulers and community leaders to find solution,” na wetin tinubu say when e dey brush over the matter. E don dispatch top military and police personnel to Benue to handle the issue split across local communities.
The situation don even attract serious talk from opposition with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wey dey shake tables, dey accuse Tinubu of no really showing seriousness to end dis bloodshed. Abeg, it’s like add salt to injury as the bodies dey pile high.
As everybody dey shout and carry different stories about wetin dey happen, wetin sure be say na people wey dey suffer am. Na dem remain for this innocent drama wey no suppose be dem own. Naija, wey we go fit do make sure say this kin madness no go happen again? We need solid leaders wey go come together, fit said they dey do everything wey go stop the killings. (If not, the people go organise self-defense, and nobody wan see the wahala wey go follow am.)
